Markerville
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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Markerville is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County.[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Highway 54, approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) southwest of Red Deer.
Markerville | |
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Markerville Lutheran Church, built in 1907 | |
  Markerville Location of Markerville  Markerville Markerville (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°07′25″N 114°10′14″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 8 |
| Municipal district | Red Deer County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Red Deer County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 38 |
| • Density | 219.8/km2 (569/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403, 587, 825 |
Markerville was the home for many years of Stephan G. Stephansson, famous in modern Icelandic literature,[3] whose home, Stephansson House, is preserved as an Alberta Provincial Historic Site.[4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Markerville had a population of 38 living in 17 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of -15.6% from its 2016 population of 45. With a land area of 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi), it had a population density of 223.5/km2 (578.9/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Markerville had a population of 45 living in 19 of its 22 total private dwellings, a change of 7.1% from its 2011 population of 42. With a land area of 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi), it had a population density of 236.8/km2 (613.4/sq mi) in 2016.[14]
